Hello my dear patrons,
Thank you for joining the Masterclass today! :) And thank you to everyone who played!!
Happy Holidays everyone!
xx
Carolina
2023-12-22 17:46:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear patrons,
I'm looking forward to seeing you today at 5 pm CET (German time) for our Live Zoom Chat!
I would like to record the call and post it later for patrons who weren't able to join live. If you don't want to be seen on camera, you could just leave your video off and type your questions in the chat. But of course, I'd be happy to see you. :)
Here is the Zoom link:
Hello my dear patrons,
I have posted the score for Saint-Saëns' "The Elephant" a while ago, but here is now also an interpretation of me playing it. There is also a backing track attached for you.
Furthermore, a reminder about our Christmas Masterclass this Friday, December 22nd at 5 pm CET! It will be a really fun one, quite a few of my students are going to perform. I will post the Zoom link here on Patreon on the day of the masterclass.
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2023-12-19 11:14:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
I hope you are doing well!
Here is a little update on how my theremin method book is doing and where I'll be in the next 2 months.
Also, I would like to invite you to our Christmas Masterclass! If you would like to take part as an active participant and play something for us, please send me a message here on Patreon and let me know which piece you would like to perform. :)
Time: Friday, December 22nd at 5 pm CET
I will post...
2023-12-01 13:26:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Thank you for joining the Masterclass today! :) And thank you to Ben and Jared who played for us!
Ben – Johann Mattheson “Air””
Jared – Camille Saint-Saëns „The Elefant“
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
xx
Carolina
2023-11-24 16:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear patrons,
I'm looking forward to seeing you today at 5 pm CET (German time) for our Live Zoom Chat!
I would like to record the call and post it later for patrons who weren't able to join live. If you don't want to be seen on camera, you could just leave your video off and type your questions in the chat. But of course, I'd be happy to see you. :)
Here is the Zoom link:
Hello my dear patrons,
Hope you are doing well! Here is one more piece for your theremin practice: "Scarborough Fair". Love this piece a lot. I attached the score with finger positions and a simple backing track for you as well.
Happy practicing! :)
xx
Carolina
2023-11-07 15:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Let's meet for another theremin masterclass!
If you would like to take part as an active participant and play something for us, please send me a message here on Patreon and let me know which piece you would like to perform. In the masterclass, I will be giving you some comments and advice for your playing and practicing. I'm looking forward to hearing you! :)
Time: Friday, November 24th at 5 pm CET
I will post the Zoom link here on Patreon on the...
2023-11-01 16:06:50 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear patrons!
Hope you are all doing well! Here is another piece for your theremin practice:
"Air" by Johann Mattheson. Clara Rockmore played this beautiful piece on her "Lost Theremin Album". Besides the score, I added a very simple backing track for you as well.
Happy practicing! :)
xx
Carolina
P.S. I'll be announcing our next masterclass soon! :)
2023-10-28 16:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons!
This morning I was working on exercises for my new method book. There is a technique which I call "alternate picking" (working title), in German "Wechselschlag" which I use to play tremolo or rapid tone changes. The left hand is outside the volume antenna and does alternating up and down movements to use the volume range above and below the antenna simultaneously with one movement.
I thought of one example piece where I use this technique and remembered the ...
2023-10-12 09:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post
My dear patrons,
Finally here is a film music fragment I composed, which actually ended up in the documentary I've been scoring last year! :)
The next screening of the documentary "Confessions of a Good Samaritan" will be on October 16th in PRAGUE and I'm going to be there! Super excited to see the film on a big screen. Let me know, if you are around! :)
2023-10-06 14:49:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Thank you for joining the Masterclass today! :) And thank you to Yumiko, Claudia, Emily and Kathy who played for us!
Yumiko – Gabriel Fauré “Après un rêve” and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov “The Flight of the Bumblebee”
Claudia – Sergei Rachmaninoff “Vocalise”
Emily – Camille Saint-Saëns “The Aquarium"
Kathy – Ron Grainer “Doctor Who Theme”
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
xx
Carolina
2023-09-30 17:29:43 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear patrons,
I'm looking forward to seeing you today at 6 pm CEST (German time) for our Live Zoom Chat!
I would like to record the call and post it later for patrons who weren't able to join live. If you don't want to be seen on camera, you could just leave your video off and type your questions in the chat. But of course, I'd be happy to see you. :)
Here is the Zoom link:
Hello my dear patrons,
I would like to hold another theremin masterclass!
If you would like to take part as an active participant and play something for us, please send me a message here on Patreon and let me know which piece you would like to perform. In the masterclass, I will be giving you some comments and advice for your playing and practicing. I'm looking forward to hearing you! :)
Time: Saturday, September 30th at 6 pm CEST
I will post the Zoom link here on Patr...
2023-09-24 13:21:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons!
I hope you are doing well! This weekend I played in a private session. We filmed this during the rehearsal. It was a lot of fun to play, so I thought I'd share it with you. :)
Wishing you a lovely Sunday!
xx
Carolina
2023-09-24 13:19:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Thank you for joining the Masterclass today! :) And thank you to Laura, San and Kathy who played for us.
Laura played the "Gymnopédie No. 1" by Eric Satie and the "Sleepy Dragon of my Fantasias for Theremin & String Quartet.
San played "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
and Kathi performed the "Doctor Who" theme.
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
xx
Carolina
2023-09-15 19:45:51 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear patrons,
I'm looking forward to seeing you today at 6 pm CEST (German time) for our Live Zoom Chat!
I would like to record the call and post it later for patrons who weren't able to join live. If you don't want to be seen on camera, you could just leave your video off and type your questions in the chat. But of course, I'd be happy to see you. :)
Here is the Zoom link:
Hello my dear patrons,
I would like to do another Live Zoom Session. This time it will be a theremin masterclass!
If you would like to take part as an active participant and play something for us, please send me a message here on Patreon and let me know which piece you would like to perform. In the masterclass, I will be giving you some comments and advice for your playing and practicing. I'm looking forward to hearing you! :)
Time: Friday, September 15th at 6 pm CEST
...
2023-09-05 12:42:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons!
I hope you are doing well! I caught a cold last weekend and am still recovering from it. Tomorrow I'm going on vacation for two weeks... it seems like I need it. ;)
Today, I found something special which I wanted to share with you. These are two videos of a performance of Arabic music together with Aktham Abou Fakher (oud) and Volker Hemken (bass clarinet) in Leipzig in 2016. I never published them, because unfortunately the project ended shortly after and I...
2023-08-17 15:04:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Thank you for joining the Tuning Workshop today! :)
We talked about:
– Adjusting the volume field
– Adjusting the pitch field
– Learning finger positions 1, 8, 5 and "lazy" 4
– Tuning the theremin to FP8 and "lazy" 4 and to FP8 and 1
– Tuning octaves in different ranges by using our body capacitance or the response knob
I hope you learned a lot today! :) Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
xx
Carolina 2023-08-11 17:58:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
I'm looking forward to seeing you today at 6 pm CEST (German time) for our Live Zoom Chat!
I would like to record the call and post it later for patrons who weren't able to join live. If you don't want to be seen on camera, you could just leave your video off and type your questions in the chat. But of course, I'd be happy to see you. :)
Here is the Zoom link:
Hello my dear patrons!
Today I have a very simple little piece for you. Perfect, if you are a beginner on the theremin! It's the German children's song "Hänschen klein". I really like it as a beginner's piece, because the range is a fifth and you can reach all notes with just your fingers, without moving your right wrist. Also, you can practice the difference between long and short notes with your left hand to give the melody a little more character.
Happy practicing! :)
xx...
2023-08-04 09:40:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Another Live Zoom Workshop is happening soon! This time the topic is: Tuning the Theremin
Tuning the theremin is a basic topic, but it's sooo important. We will talk about how to generally adjust the pitch and the volume field. We will learn finger position 1 and 8 in order to tune the pitch field more precisely. And we will also talk about the response knobs (on the Claravox for example) to modify the fields even further.
Time: Friday, August 11th at ...
2023-07-27 12:31:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
A couple of months ago I talked about the topic "stage fright" here on Patreon. Today I'd like to give you an update on how I have been dealing with it last month when I had four performances with orchestra.
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
xx
Carolina
2023-07-22 12:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons!
Some of you might know my composition "Remembrance". I just recently stumbled over the first version I did on this piece back in 2015 when it was called "Drawings". It has gone through quite an evolution since then, so I thought I'd share it with you, bringing back the first version of it:
2015: Theremin & Band https://youtu.be/pwuTxccQcpg
2018: Theremin & Voice 2023-07-13 09:13:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons!
Here is another piece for your theremin practice: The Gymnopédie no. 1 by Erik Satie. It's great for practicing slow dynamic movements. I love that it's quite simple, but very beautiful.
Happy practicing! :)
xx
Carolina
2023-07-06 09:31:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
Thank you to everyone who joined the Vibrato Workshop yesterday! :)
We talked about:
– The basic vibrato movement of the right arm: the pendulum
– Exercises to find the rotation axes of the pendulum
– Aesthetics and Structure of the vibrato
I hope you enjoyed the workshop! Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
xx
Carolina
2023-07-01 12:24:42 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dear patrons,
I'm looking forward to seeing you today at 6 pm CEST (German time) for our Live Zoom Chat!
I would like to record the call and post it later for patrons who weren't able to join live. If you don't want to be seen on camera, you could just leave your video off and type your questions in the chat. But of course, I'd be happy to see you. :)
Here is the Zoom link:
Hello my dear patrons,
I hope you are doing well!
I'm presenting a new video series on my Social media. I thought it would be cool to show some classic pieces accompanied by the score—with my theremin fingering positions included—in real-time. Had to start with The Swan of course, and I will be making more of these 🦢
I'm attaching an updated version of the full theremin score here for you to practice.
Wishing you a lovely rest of the week!
And see yo...
2023-06-28 15:38:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons,
I hope you are doing well!
Today, I wanted to share with you the moment I discovered that you can play the theremin with soap bubbles. This was nine years ago, when my pianist Christopher and I were goofing around, trying to come up with different ways to play the theremin to entertain our audience. :) It's been a nice element in workshops for kids ever since.
Wishing you a lovely rest of the week!
xx
Carolina
2023-06-22 10:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post